I’ve spent this week working on a pitch for a ‘help wanted with screenplay’ call I saw in one of the Shooting People Screenwriter’s mailings.† They were looking for people to help with structure and character development for a zombie flick called ‘Residue’.
It’s a low-to-no budget effort, but the people involved seem quite keen and the rushes and test footage they’ve shot already, which can be seen on their web site, looks impressive.
Reading back through through the brief they’ve sent, I’m not sure what I’ve done is exactly what they are looking for, but then, I don’t think they entirely know what they are looking for either, further than a character driven, low budget zombie horror flick.
I just sent off my two page synopsis and character development ideas, so it’ll be interesting to see what they come back with.
One thing for sure is that I’ve put a lot of work into the development of it, and even if they decide it isn’t what they want, it’ll be a good thing to develop anyway.† Must finish Architurus first, though.
The thing that really encouraged me was the knowledge that, if needed, I could turn round a detailed character and plot synopsis within a week if asked in the future, which is good to know.† And as what I sent through was extremely cut down to keep within the confines of the brief, they’re missing some of the peachier ideas I’ve had…